West Bromwich Albion are stalking the top table positions while Cardiff City are more involved in staying out of trouble and relegation. Who wins the prize?
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Championship. That game, against AFC Bournemouth, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cardiff City.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Hawthorns as West Bromwich Albion have scored 17 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 7-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). The WBA fans aren't used to losing league-games here at The Hawthorns and will expect new points from this game. West Bromwich Albion has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
WBA are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 208 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Robinson).
The fans are hoping that West Bromwich Albion will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against Derby County (placed 24th). Defender Kipré got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.72/10. Kipré hit one key pass and won 14 of 15 duels.
0-0 away at Barnsley before that.A decent goal production from WBA in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively West Bromwich Albion have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cardiff City form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Cardiff City playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cardiff as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Championship match against AFC Bournemouth (0-3). Nelson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Nelson hit one key pass and won 0 of 2 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Birmingham City that ended 2-2.The visiting Cardiff have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 12 games. Cardiff have conceded 24 goals in these games. Cardiff has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the teams faced each other previously this season; Cardiff City - WBA 0-4. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for WBA, four draws and four wins for Cardiff City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ahearne-Grant 9 goals |   K. Moore 5 goals |  C. Robinson 4 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
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| West Bromwich Albion | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 30 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | 42 |
| 83% | 82% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 54% | 55% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 78% |
| 42% | 36% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 61% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 30% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 13% |
| 38% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 46% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 33% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16.3 | 17.3 | 20.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 24% | 26% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | 27% |
| 7.6 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 12.2 | 11.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Championship
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
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